How might societal and environmental influences contribute to the emergence of an eating disorder?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
- Societal influences include value of slender bodies
- Individuals feel pressure to be thinner and are reinforced for being thin
- Media messages that there is nothing that is "too thin"
- Messages of control and success promote lifelong dieting
- Girls who mature earlier have a higher level of body fat
- Pressure to look younger, thinner
- Control issues, need for perfection and success
- Family dynamics may contribute
- High expectations on child may encourage eating disorder
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